The search is ongoing for two inmates who escaped from the Fannin County Jail on Saturday night.
KTEN-TV identified the men as Raymond Ross and Ramon Perez and the Fannin County Office of Emergency Management said the men were seen on video running from the jail toward a wooded area at about 9:15 p.m.
The OEM said Ross was in custody for evading arrest with a motor vehicle, drug possession, and felon in possession of a firearm and that Perez was in custody for aggravated sexual assault of a child.
Ross is described as white, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes and was last seen in grey sweats. Perez is described as white, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing about 180 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen in grey sweats.
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The Fannin County Sheriff's Office asked that anyone who may have information about the men to please call 903-583-2143 or call 911.
"As with all felons do not approach. We do not believe that they are armed at this time," the OEM said in a statement on Facebook.
The investigation into the break is ongoing.
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The Fannin County Sheriff's Office has not yet responded to a request from NBC 5 about the jailbreak. On Monday afternoon, the two men are presumed to still be at large.
